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Today's launch of a McDonnell Douglas
Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying three IRIDIUM®
communications satellites was scrubbed today due to a problem
with initiation of the water suppression system. The system is
used to protect the launch pad and dampen the acoustics encountered
during liftoff. The launch has been rescheduled for Saturday,
Jan. 11. The launch window will open at 5:35 a.m. and close at
6:23 a.m. PST.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
Those media wishing to cover the launch from the press site should
fax a letter on affiliation letterhead to the Vandenberg Air Force
Base Public Affairs Office, fax: (805) 734-8232, ext. 6-8303;
phone (805) 734-8232, ext. 6-3595. The letter should include
your name, affiliation and contact phone number.
Media wishing to cover the launch are
asked to meet Jan. 11 at the Visitor Control station at the main
gate of Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:15 a.m. PST to caravan
to Space Launch Complex 2.
Two hours after liftoff, following launch
and spacecraft separation, there will be a post-launch media briefing
at Vandenberg Center. Representatives from McDonnell Douglas,
Motorola and Iridium will be present.
Jan. 10, 1997